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"Mr President, as it does every year, today’s debate on questions of freedom of movement, security and justice is taking a very legal turn. We list the texts in preparation and, as usual, we regret that the Commission’s ideas are not advancing fast enough. I would like to ask the question a different way and return to reality. What has been the result on the ground of the measures already taken? Obviously, I am thinking of harmonisation in the loosest sense and the abolition of internal border controls.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, the results of that abolition have been disastrous with both increased illegal immigration and increased trafficking of all kinds, from drugs to procuring. The combination of a lack of controls and illegal immigration is making even Europe a breeding ground for terrorism.
Commissioner Vitorino will no doubt reply that this is the proof that we need to go further with communitisation. Well, no, Commissioner, because that communitisation would disconnect the system from the peoples even more and weaken the security imperatives even further.
In this context, we look forward anxiously to 1 May 2004, which will give new powers to the Commission, relaunch the process of further downward harmonisations and continue putting in place a system that is remote from the people.
However, some States seem to have been showing a new lucidity recently: they are putting a brake on lax texts, on the status of refugees and subsidiary protection, for example. I congratulate them for protecting their citizens this way and encourage them to continue, because the decisions of Amsterdam and Nice in this area were irresponsible. We need to change our priorities completely, put a stop to harmonisation where it lowers our defences and give pride of place to security."@en1
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